Dedicated VPS

[Monskiller]

I'm looking for a VPS to run a Factorio server. The one I'm using right now from OVH is a single core 2.4GHz (Xeon E5v3, Ubuntu 16.04 Server) and it got to the point where it cannot handle the map anymore.

Can anyone recommend a better VPS? The game and server are single threaded, so I don't need multiple cores and 2GB of memory are enough.

 

Thank you.

[Zando_]

Do you need a new computer to keep up with it? Or a new OS? From a quick Google, a VPS is a VM server. 

[Zando_]

For a tower, I'd get something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HwWtYr
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HwWtYr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $349.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 10:27 EDT-0400

 

You could get a cheaper case, some slightly cheaper RAM, skimp on the mobo, and get a spinning HDD to save a few bucks. IDK how much storage you need, so I only put a 120GB SSD.

[Blebekblebek]

 

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

For a tower, I'd get something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HwWtYr
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HwWtYr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $349.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 10:27 EDT-0400

 

You could get a cheaper case, some slightly cheaper RAM, skimp on the mobo, and get a spinning HDD to save a few bucks. IDK how much storage you need, so I only put a 120GB SSD.

what build has got to do with this?

His looking for VPS provider, not building a server, or a gaming rig.

[Monskiller]

Nooo. I need a new VPS/Dedicated server I can rent. Something that offers 3GHz+, preferably one or two cores since Factorio is single threaded.

[Blebekblebek]

9 minutes ago, Monskiller said:

Nooo. I need a new VPS/Dedicated server I can rent. Something that offers 3GHz+, preferably one or two cores since Factorio is single threaded.

Unfortunately your requirement isn't really doable for VPS natural environment (which is multicore/threaded more cores/thread more server to host).

 

The best option is looking for VPS with i3 but it's hard, maybe you hit the wall with this one, you either host your own, or co-locate your own machine or rent i3 dedicated server.

[LUUD18]

OVH Is the cheapest provider out there. Can't you switch to a higher tier one?

[Monskiller]

1 minute ago, LUUD18 said:

OVH Is the cheapest provider out there. Can't you switch to a higher tier one?

I would. But the only upgrades they offer is more cores or memory. I don't need either. But rather better single core performance.

[LUUD18]

Most VPS'es run on Xeon's. If you want Single core performance you should look at their dedicated gaming machines. They are more expensive though.

[Monskiller]

Damn, just checked. Those are waaay too much for just Factorio.

[WkdPaul]

The thread was moved to the Servers and NAS section

[Jarsky]

49 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

The thread was moved to the Servers and NAS section

 

Have you tried upping it to 2 cores? Modern OS' run much better on multiple cores - while the Factorio server may only be a single threaded application - it is sharing that thread with the OS. With 2 cores you're getting parallel processing of OS and application tasks.

 

I've only done colo hosting for game servers so no recommendations here. Though you may also try /r/VPS - i know a few guys that love comparing VPS that discuss over there.

[WkdPaul]

@Jarsky I think you quoted the wrong user!

[Jarsky]

idk how that happened but ah well, my comment stands for the OP

[Monskiller]

25 minutes ago, Jarsky said:

 

Have you tried upping it to 2 cores? Modern OS' run much better on multiple cores - while the Factorio server may only be a single threaded application - it is sharing that thread with the OS. With 2 cores you're getting parallel processing of OS and application tasks.

 

I've only done colo hosting for game servers so no recommendations here. Though you may also try /r/VPS - i know a few guys that love comparing VPS that discuss over there.

Wasn't aware of a subreddit. Thanks, I'll check it out.

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 hours ago, Monskiller said:

I'm looking for a VPS to run a Factorio server. The one I'm using right now from OVH is a single core 2.4GHz (Xeon E5v3, Ubuntu 16.04 Server) and it got to the point where it cannot handle the map anymore.

Can anyone recommend a better VPS? The game and server are single threaded, so I don't need multiple cores and 2GB of memory are enough.

 

Thank you.

How about AWS? There the biggest out there by far and have a lot of different configs to pick

[Guest]

Alternatively you could contact CreeperHost to see what they have availible

[Blake]

Azure/Aws

[LoreleiAurora]

@Monskiller Take a look at OVH cheap dedicated range https://www.kimsufi.com/uk/servers.xml